Earl Russell (John Russell)

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Earl Russell (John Russell) was a prominent 19th-century British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister and played a key role in advancing parliamentary reform.

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Earl Russell 3
Earl Russell (John Russell) canonical 1
Russell 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
human
burialPlace Chenies, Buckinghamshire
child George William Gilbert Russell
John Russell, Viscount Amberley
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1792-08-18
dateOfDeath 1878-05-28
educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Westminster School
familyName Russell
father John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford
givenName John
knownFor advocacy of parliamentary reform
opposition to the Corn Laws
role in the development of the Liberal Party
support for religious toleration
support for the Reform Act 1832
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK)
Whig Party (UK)
linked to: Whig Party
monarchDuringTerm Queen Victoria
mother Georgiana Byng
movement British liberalism
nobleTitle Earl Russell
notableWork Letters to a Friend on the Present Crisis in the Affairs of the Country
Life of Charles James Fox
officeEnd 1852-02-21 (first term as Prime Minister)
1866-06-26 (second term as Prime Minister)
officeStart 1846-07-06 (first term as Prime Minister)
1865-10-29 (second term as Prime Minister)
placeOfBirth Grosvenor Square
London
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath Richmond Park
Surrey
positionHeld Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
linked to: Home Secretary

Leader of the House of Commons
Leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
Member of Parliament
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
precededBy Sir Robert Peel (as Prime Minister, first term)
linked to: Robert Peel

Viscount Palmerston (as Prime Minister, second term)
linked to: Lord Palmerston
religion Anglicanism
sexOrGender male
spouse Adelaide Lister
Lady Frances Anna Maria Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound
succeededBy The Earl of Derby (as Prime Minister, first term)
The Earl of Derby (as Prime Minister, second term)

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Liberal Party (UK) notableLeader Earl Russell (John Russell)
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell familyName Russell
linked to: Earl Russell (John Russell)
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell nobleTitle Earl Russell
subject linked to: Earl Russell (John Russell)
linked to: Earl Russell (John Russell)
John Russell, 4th Earl Russell nobleTitle Earl Russell
linked to: Earl Russell (John Russell)
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby precededByAsPrimeMinister Earl Russell
linked to: Earl Russell (John Russell)